Beginning
16 The preparations of the heart are in man. But the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.
2 All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes. But the LORD ponders the spirits.
3 Commit your works to the LORD, and your thoughts shall be directed.
4 The LORD has made all things for His own sake. Indeed, even the wicked for the day of evil.
5 All who are proud in heart are an abomination to the LORD. Though each join hand in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
6 By mercy and truth, iniquity shall be forgiven. And by the fear of the LORD, they depart from evil.
7 When the ways of a man please the LORD, He will also make his enemies at peace with him.
8 Better is a little with righteousness, than great revenues without equity.
9 The heart of man devises his way. But the LORD directs his steps.
10 A divine sentence shall be in the lips of the king. His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.
11 A true weight and balance are of the LORD. And the weights of the bag are His work.
12 It is an abomination to kings to commit wickedness. For the throne is established by justice.
13 Righteous lips are the delight of kings. And the king loves him who speaks right things.
14 The wrath of a king is as messengers of death. But a wise man will pacify it.
15 Life is in the light of the king’s countenance. And his favor is as a cloud of the Spring rain.
16 How much better is it to get wisdom than gold? And to get understanding is more to be desired than silver.
17 The path of the righteous is to turn from evil. And he who keeps his way, keeps his soul.
18 Pride goes before destruction. And arrogance before the fall.
19 It is better to be of humble mind with the lowly, than to divide the spoils with the proud.
20 He who is wise in his business, shall find good. And he who trusts in the LORD, he is blessed.
21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent. And the sweetness of the lips shall increase doctrine.
22 Understanding is a wellspring of life to those who have it. And the instruction of fools is folly.
23 The heart of the wise guides his mouth wisely, and adds doctrine to his lips.
24 Fair words are as a honeycomb: sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.
25 There is a way that seems right to man; but the ends thereof are the ways of death.
26 The person who labors, labors for himself; for his mouth craves it from him.
27 A wicked man digs up evil. And in his lips is like burning fire.
28 A crooked person sews strife. And a murmurer makes division among friends.
29 A wicked man deceives his neighbor and leads him into the way that is not good.
30 He shuts his eyes to devise wickedness. He purses his lips and brings about evil.
31 Age is a crown of glory when it is found in the way of righteousness.
32 He who is slow to anger, is better than the mighty man. And he who rules his own mind, is better than he who wins a city.
33 The lot is cast into the lap. But the whole disposition thereof is from the LORD.
17 Better is a dry morsel, if peace is with it, than a house full of sacrifices with strife.
2 A discrete servant shall have rule over a lewd son. And he shall divide the heritage among the brothers.
3 The refining pot for silver and the furnace for gold; so the LORD tries the hearts.
4 The wicked are attentive to false lips. A liar listens to the destructive tongue.
5 Whoever mocks the poor, reproaches his Maker. And whoever rejoices at destruction, shall not be unpunished.
6 Children’s children are the crown of the elders. And the glory of the children are their fathers.
7 High talk does not become a fool; much less lying lips, a prince.
8 A reward is as a stone, pleasant in the eyes of those who have it. It prospers, wherever it turns.
9 Whoever covers a transgression, seeks love. But whoever repeats a matter, separates the prince.
10 A reproof enters more into the wise than a hundred stripes into a fool.
11 A seditious person seeks only evil; and a cruel messenger shall be sent against him.
12 It is better for a man to meet a bear, robbed of her whelps, than a fool in his folly.
13 Whoever rewards evil for good, evil shall not depart from his house.
14 The beginning of strife is as one who lets out water. Therefore, cease before contention starts.
15 Whoever justifies the wicked, and whoever condemns the just, even they both are abomination to the LORD.
16 Why is there, in the hand of the fool, the price to get wisdom (when he has no heart for it)?
17 A friend loves at all times. And a brother is born for adversity.
18 A man destitute of understanding, shakes hands and becomes surety for his neighbor.
19 He loves transgression who loves strife. He who exalts his gate, seeks fracture.
20 The crooked heart finds no good. And whoever has a destructive tongue, shall fall into evil.
21 Whoever begets a fool, gets himself sorrow. And the father of a fool can have no joy.
22 A joyful heart causes good health. But a sorrowful mind dries the bones.
23 A wicked man takes a gift out of the bosom to pervert the ways of judgment.
24 Wisdom is before the discerning. But the eyes of a fool are on the corners of the world.
25 A foolish son is a grief to his father, and a heaviness to her who bore him.
26 Also, it is not good to condemn the just, nor to strike princes for equity.
27 Whoever has knowledge, spares his words. And a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
28 Even a fool, when he holds his peace, is counted wise; and he who stops his lips, prudent.
18 He who separates himself seeks his own desires, quarreling with all wisdom.
2 A fool has no delight in understanding, but only in revealing his own heart.
3 When the wicked comes, then comes contempt. And with the vile comes reproach.
4 The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. And the wellspring of wisdom is like a flowing river.
5 It is not good to accept the person of the wicked; to cause the righteous to fall in judgment.
6 A fool’s lips come with strife, and his mouth calls for stripes.
7 A fool’s mouth is his own destruction, and his lips are a snare for his soul.
8 The words of a talebearer are as flatterings. And they go down to the core.
9 He, also, who is slothful in his work is the brother of him who is corrupt.
10 The name of the LORD is a strong tower. The righteous run into it and are exalted.
11 The rich man’s riches are his strong city; and are as a high wall in his imagination.
12 Before destruction, the heart of a man is haughty. And before glory goes lowliness.
13 He who answers a matter before he hears it, it is folly and shame to him.
14 The spirit of a man will sustain him in sickness. But who can bear a wounded spirit?
15 A wise heart gets knowledge, and the ear of the wise seeks learning.
16 A man’s gift enlarges him, and leads him before great men.
17 The first to plead his own cause seems just. Then comes his neighbor and examines him.
18 Casting lots causes contentions to cease; and makes a partition among the mighty.
19 A offended brother is harder to win than a strong city. And their contentions are like the bars of a palace.
20 With the fruit of a man’s mouth shall his belly be satisfied; with the produce of his lips shall he be filled.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue. And those who love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
22 He who finds a wife, finds a good thing; and receives favor from the LORD.
23 The poor speak with supplication. But the rich answer roughly.
24 A man who has friends ought to show himself friendly. For a friend is nearer than a brother.
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